This behavior is well-documented, btw: http://docs.jboss.com/seam/1.1CR1/reference/en/html/events.html#d0e3555 View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3988595#3988595 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3988595